Unit 1: LIFE STORIES
LESSON 5: LISTENING
Learning from people’s lives
Activity 1. Why are people often interested in the life of celebrities or famous people? Tick the possible reasons and add some more, if you can.


They are curious.
They can have something to gossip about.
They can criticize or slander the person they do not like.
Just for fun.
To show that they are well-informed.

WHY?
BECAUSE
VOCABULARIES
curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/  (adj
gossip /ˈɡɒsɪp/  (n,v)
 slander /ˈslɑːndə(r)/  (v)
reputation /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/  (n)
 adopt /əˈdɒpt/  (v)
obsess /əbˈses/  (v)
 helpless /ˈhelpləs/  (adj)
overcome /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/  (v)
VOCABULARIES
1.curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/  (adj) 2.gossip /ˈɡɒsɪp/  (n,v)
 3.slander /ˈslɑːndə(r)/  (v
4.reputation /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/(n)
5. adopt /əˈdɒpt/  (v)
6.obsess /əbˈses/  (v)
 7.helpless /ˈhelpləs/  (adj) 8.overcome /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/  (v)
4. danh tiếng
1.tò mò
8.vượt qua, khỏi
3. nói xấu
 7. vô dụng
5.áp dụng/ nhận nuôi
6. ám ảnh
 2.bàn tán, buôn chuyện
Activity 2. Listen and choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. According to Cindy, our audience are ____ stories about celebrities and famous people.
A. interested in B. overloaded with C. bored with
2. People may use stories about our private life in order to_____ .
damage our reputation B. write novels C. make films
3. We should not share too much personal information______ .
A. at parties B. with strangers C. online
4. Reading a person`s life story critically means_______
A. making judgements while reading it
B. making criticisms while reading it
C. reading it without finding any faults or merits
Activity 2. Listen and choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. According to Cindy, our audience are ____ stories about celebrities and famous people.
interested in B. overloaded with C. bored with
Audio: “These days, our audience seem to be overwhelmed with stories in the newspapers or on the Internet - stories about celebrities, political figures, or even ordinary people around us.”=> According to Cindy, our audience are overloaded with stories about celebrities and famous people.
2. People may use stories about our private life in order to_____ .
damage our reputation B. write novels C. make films
Audio: “They may use our private lives for blackmail or slander... in order to harm our reputation or just for fun.” => People may use stories about our private life in order to damage our reputation.
3. We should not share too much personal information______ .
A. at parties B. with strangers C. online
Audio: “Exactly. So we should not reveal too much of our private life on social networking sites.”=> We should not share too much personal information online.
4. Reading a person`s life story critically means_______A. making judgements while reading it B. making criticisms while reading it C. reading it without finding any faults or merits
Audio: “Another life skill is learning from other people`s lives. Everyone`s life story is like a book that can teach us something. So we should open that book and read it critically.” => Reading a person`s life story critically means making judgements while reading it.
B
C
A
A
Activity 3. Listen again and answer the questions.
1. What life skills does Andy think people should have?
=> The audience should have life skills to protect themselves and to learn from other people’s lives.
2. According to Andy, what questions should we ask ourselves when reading or hearing a life story?
=>. We should ask ourselves two questions:
‘Why is this story told?’
‘What lesson can I learn from it?’
3. What can we benefit from learning about a person`s failures or successes?
=> We can learn how to avoid similar mistakes or to adopt a new way of life so we can improve ourselves and become better human beings.
4. Do you agree with Andy that everyone’s life story is like a book that can teach us something? Discuss with a partner.
- I agree with Andy that everyone`s life story is like a book that can teach us something.
- Because person`s reasons for failure or success help us to avoid similar failure or to adopt a new way of life so we can improve ourselves and become better human beings.
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